From the archive · Gourmet · 8 November 2012

Gourmet: The Ritz welcomes local flavors of Provence

In only 22 years, Edouard Loubet began to decipher the secrets of Provencal landscape through its cuisine. Twenty years later, with two Michelin star French chef has managed to turn his dishes in authentic melodies of flavors and aromas of Provence that change every season.

This fall for the first time in Spain, you can enjoy the creations of Loubet at Hotel Ritz. The chef leaves La Bastide de Capelongue, a small hotel surrounded by fields of lavender in Provence where it hides full his restaurant, and goes into the kitchens of the Ritz from 19 to 25 November.

Wild Plants Luberon hill, herbs that he grows, fresh truffles Mont Ventoux or an olive oil mill S.XII are some of the products that travel with Loubet from southern France to delight Goya restaurant patrons. Ventrisca warm oysters with grilled pork, mashed celeriac nettles and seasoned with olive oil and sea bass Cucuron fleur de sel “Memories of Corsica Coast” lightly infused with sage and orange chips, are some of the dishes that invite the customer to travel to Provence, in a tasting menu and the suggestions of the letter. Furthermore, to meet the needs of all guests, the Ritz Hotel for the occasion, a proposal that includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner with tasting menu of two Michelin stars Edouard Loubet.

A culinary offerings in which the products speak for themselves. “With each course I aspire to uncover the authentic taste to relive the memories and dreams of my childhood.”

A passion for raw materials inherited from his teachers and Marc Veyrat Alain Chapel and a unique ability to capture the essence of the ephemeral nature that earned him just 25 years after its first Michelin star and three years after a second award , which today still looks in all its splendor.

More information about Ritz Hotel: http://www.ritzmadrid.com